Strengths of AzHHA

As you may know at this point I have been interning for an amazing organization called the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA). I recently had an opportunity to meet with the CEO of the organization, Greg Vigdor who gave us interns an overview of AzHHA. Greg is relatively new at AzHHA and came over from another nonprofit health organization at Washington State. Greg shared with us his vision for AzHHA and Arizona in general in that he hopes for Arizona to be the healthiest state in the nation. This is obviously quite a far reaching vision but I think it captures the spirit of AzHHA.

Greg and his staff work closely together and the office has a very positive, happy vibe. I think this positive environment is a strength of AzHHA and makes the staff more productive. The staff have a lot of freedom to come and go when they need and it allows them to spend more time with their family. I would love to work in an organization like this so that I too can spend time with my family when needed. Greg also has a very large white board in his office where he has a collection of ideas, goals, and other information that helps him brainstorm for AzHHA. I love that Greg's ideas are so transparent to others at AzHHA.

Overall, I would not change very much about AzHHA and I love the environment that Greg and the staff have created. Sometimes I think that the staff are often not present enough and it is hard to find them because they do have so much freedom and flexibility. I think a universal vision and a strong CEO are really the true strengths of AzHHA and it is really something that should be implemented at other nonprofits.